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Comment: Setback in Japan's cookie regulations reveals defeat of the silent majority

By Sachiko Sakamaki
  • 14 Mar 2022 05:21
  • 14 Mar 2022 05:21
Japan’s latest attempt to allow online-service users to control their cookie settings through telecom regulations has failed because of strong opposition from business lobbies and their political allies. After multiple defeats, Japanese consumer groups and privacy experts now hope for the next amendment of the personal-information protection law and beyond, to

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Sachiko Sakamaki

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Sachiko covers antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, as well as patent disputes related to connected cars. She has an undergraduate degree from Waseda University in Tokyo and a master's degree in communications from United States International (now Alliant International) University in California. She previously worked as a journalist for Time magazine, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Bloomberg News, and the Washington Post in Japan.

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